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(MSdeL) 4 M. M. SMITH & J. HASSALL. Glove-Fastener.

No. 228,403. Patented June 1,1880.

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MINARD H. SMITH AND JOHN HASSALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO\VILLIAM HASSALL, 0F SAME PLACE.

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,403, dated June 1,1880.

' Application filed April 3, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, MINARD M. SMITH and JOHNHAssALL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Glove-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved fastener to besecured to the sides of the front opening of a glove for the purpose ofkeeping said opening closed, and the glove thereby close about the wristof the wearer.

The invention consists of two narrow tlat strips of steel or other metalcurved flatwise to conform with the hollow of the hand, and pivotedtogether at their enlarged circular ends, which are so fashioned thatthey look together at the closed or fully open point, as hereinafterdescribed.

Figure l is an enlarged rear elevation of the fastener closed. Fig. 2 isan enlarged front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sideelevation of the same. Fig. 4 is an enlarged rear elevation of thefastener open. Fig. 5 is an enlarged top view of the fastener open.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A B are respectively the two arms of the fastener, pivoted together bythe pin a, that passes centrally through their enlarged heads or ends.The enlarged head of the arm A has a vertical slot, 7), and a horizontalslot, 0, formed in its edge, so that a nearly quadrantal section, d, ofthe head remains between said slots, and the edge of the said section(1, formed by the slot 1), is beveled, as shown, on the face that is incontact with the head of the arm B.

The enlarged end or head of the arm B has its edge cut away, as shown atg, and a circular cut, h, madein it, extending from the angle of saidcut 9 about three-quarters of the distance around said head, which cut hhas the effect of detaching the outer rim, m, from the said head forthat distance. The free end a of this rim m is bent inward on a double 5curve or slope, and rests on theinner face of the head of the arm A.When this fastener is closed this end a of the rim m engages in thehorizontal slot 0 of the arm A, and thereby locks the said fastener, andwhen the arms A B are pulled apart and fully opened the said end itengages in the vertical slot I) of the arm A, and thereby holds saidfastener open.

The lever f of the section (1 permits the easy disengagement of the enda of the rim m from the slot 1) when it is desired to close the fastener again.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent As an improved article of manufacture, a glovefastener constructed substantially as herein shown and described,consisting of the arm A, provided with slots 1) c and beveled quadrantalsection (I, and arm B, provided 65 with rim m, having a curved end, a,said arms being pivoted together, as set forth.

MINARD M. SMITH. JOHN HASSALL.

Witnesses:

I. I. STORER, O. H. HOLBERG.

